Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-31

for criminally assaulting tbree.year
old child.
A party of engineers in the employ
of the Chicago and Rock Island road
are at work on Tule river, viewing out
a pass through the mountains.
The survey of the Pyramid Reserva.
tion has been completed. Some work
remains to be done yet where the
country has been sectioned but the
line is now established.
A rich nugget of gold was placed on
exhibition at Los Angeles recently
from the San Jacinto mountains, nine.
ty miles east of Los Angeles.
Robert Clemo, who stabbed John
Nc Lean in Virginia City a few days
ago, has been held in 81 500 bail to
appear before the Grand Jury.
George W. Cassidy, United States
Bank Commissioner, arrived at Eu'
reka, August 23d. from Colorado and
Utah where he has been since last May
The Reno Journal says: Fruit
trains can make schedule time, but 1t
is hard for passenger trains to Keep
up. People won't spoil, consequently
there is no need to hurry.
1t is reported that Bob Logan will
be appointed Superintendent of the
Chollar mill, now in course OF con.
struction, and that the Santiago mill,
of which at present he has charge, will
dc closed down indefinitely.
Will Dodd. saloon keeper at Mitch
ellis, Cook county, Oregon, shot and
killed j. NJ. Bracket, hotel keeper
at the same place, Sunday evening at
nine o'clock. Report says the quarrel
was the result of game of cards.
The following corps of teachers has
been engaged to teach IN Bishop Whit
akes's School: Miss Pease, Principal
Miss Chester, Matron; Miss McEiroy,
Miss Guthrie, Miss Wall and Miss
Sissa The musical department will
be under the direction of Miss QuaiHe,
with Miss Nelly as assistant. wv w., ).
Hoods surveying party finished two
surveys last week between the town of
El Dorado and Shingle Springs, for
the proposed railroad to Placerville,
Cal They are now surveying be-
tween Diamond Springs and Placer
VILE. One of the surveys goes into
the town of FL Dorado; the other pass.
ea about a half mile north of town.
The reduction of fare between San
Francisco and In.eno on the q. p. is
from S29 95 to 90 O5-7 80. The
Railroad Commissioners have sen,
COMMUNICATIONS to the San Francisco
and North Pacific and the North Pa
c'i'c ooas' l'nos ..r. esslng desire to
confer with the directors regarding a
reduction of rates.
Twenty-nine cars of beef cattle and
| one car of horscrs were loaded here on
the Gath. inst. for san Francisco. Nine.
teen cars of cattle and the horses were
shipped by Hook Mason to Miller s.
Lux, and ten cars of cattle were ship.
ped by Colonel Hardin. This ship
ment was Il respectfully sized drove
consisting of about $40 head OF cattle
--SiIoer State.
When the Eastbound train pulled
out of Wadsworth on the 28th. q
tramp tried to board II by taking hold
of the rod and swinging under the car
on the break. beam. In some manner
he missed it, and falling on the track
was run over. He lived about two
hours. His name was James 0. Cor
man. aged % years; be had no friends
or relatives IN this country; his home
is in Ireland. He stated that be want
ed to get to Salt Lake, where he ex
pected to receive money from his
relatives.
S. G. Rhoades, OF Boise City, says
the Statesman, was startled while in
his office by the cries from children
and IA shot from pistol. He grabbed
his shotgun and started out to ascer-
tain the cause of the commotion. On
going to the door he saw Thomas Nor.
row, revolver in hand. chasing his
wife. Another citizen gave chase, and
while he and Rhodes were disarming
Morrow, the latter punched Rboades
in the right eye with a cane, and
almost knocked 1t out OF his head, and
the woman escaped without injury.
Morrow was arrested, but only the
officers, witnesses and lawyers were